circle

Definition

  • noun: a perfectly round shape
  • noun: a closed plane curve every point of which is equidistant from a fixed point within the curve
  • verb: to form a circle around (something)
  • verb: to enclose in or as if in a circle
  • often used figuratively
  • synonyms: ring, alentours, alternate

Examples

  • The company has come up with some new products that will 'run circles around' the competition. [=that will be much better than the competition; that will easily beat the competition]

  • We've been trying to decide how to improve the system, but we just keep 'going around in circles'. [=we are not making any progress toward making a decision]

  • Now that she's back on the stage, her career has 'come/gone full circle'. [=her career began on the stage, and now she has returned to it]

Movie quotes

  • (..) A good soldier never leaves a man behind. Okay, everybody, come on. Everybody settle down. Now, kids. Everybody... You sit in a circle. No, Andy. Andy, you sit in the middle there. Good. And... Which present are you gonna open first? -Mine! -There they are. (..)
    1995 Toy Story